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Definition: A schedule management plan defines how changes to the schedule will be managed. It may be formal or informal, highly detailed or broadly framed, based on the needs of the project. It is a subsidiary element of the overall project plan.
Acceptance Level: Generally accepted
Alternative or Related Terms: Schedule development
Application Areas/Intended Uses: The schedule management plan is an output from the schedule development process.
Chief Advantages: By formalizing the means for managing project schedule changes, the schedule management plan helps managers avoid schedule-related problems or misunderstandings during the project.
Additional Reading:
Are Your Projects On Schedule? How Do You Know? Fred H. Martin. PMI 2001 Seminars & Symposium Proceedings, Nashville, Tennessee USA.
Delivering Successfully Under Short Time Constraints. Thomas Lawrence Shrum. PMI 2001
Seminars & Symposium Proceedings, Nashville, Tennessee USA.
Five Ways to Reduce Resistance to Schedule Management: Introducing Schedule
Management Into Your Organization—Part 2. Terence J. Plaza. PM Network, April 2000, 53, 55-57, 59.
Improving Resource-Constrained Project Schedules with Look-Ahead Techniques. Douglas
D. Gemmill and Michelle L. Edwards. Project Management Journal, September 1999, 44-55.
Long-Duration Projects and the Fixed-Rolling Schedule. Adrian Abramovici. PM Network, December 2000, 47-48.
Pump Up Your Project Scheduling. Marilee Camblin and Thomas Schrimsher. PM Network, January 1998, 36-39.
Risk-Based Scheduling and Analysis. Chris Weiler. PM Network, February 1998, 29-33.
Seven Excuses for Resisting Schedule Management: Introducing Schedule Management Into
Your Organization—Part 1. Terence J. Plaza. PM Network, March 2000, 56, 59-60. |
